This
SeniorArk.comHome Page
is one of the most valuable pages a Senior can read daily.

SENIORARK - CELEBRATING OVER 7 MILLION READERS!

is a free, volunteer site, BY SENIORS, FOR SENIORS.
But you
mayfind that our Senior survival tips have
considerable value for children ofall ages. We are not a dead, static senior citizen site, but are
updated EVERY DAY,
including most holidays. SeniorARK was
begun in November, 2005. By July, 2015 we are only completing the
foundation, yet we already receive over 100,000 visits per month from
inquiring, and sharing, Seniors. (165,581 in a recent month, over 7
million in total) You have created
hundreds of pages, chock full of over 4,999 links, tips,
and other resources to help our generation cope with the inevitable challenges that come in retirement.

We believe that surviving in retirement
does not rely on one "silver bullet", but instead is the result of
doing many things a little better. As we share our tips and
information with each other, we can build a sturdy SeniorARK
for everyone. By its nature, SeniorARK will always be
under construction.Please be one of the
Senior builders of SeniorARK by your sharing.

We have
always had an
EDITOR'S
page with an explanation of how
and why this site was begun. But
now, in addition, we will produce
a special
EDITOR'S "DAILY" COMMENT.
On that page you may find timely
information on anything from a
threat to Social Security or
Medicare, to how our editor is
feeling today, or how the weather
is developing around our
headquarters, or why we support a
critical upcoming vote in
Congress.

We hope you
will make the page a part of your
daily online activity. We will
change the comment every 2 to 3
days. There will be important
links to information on your
health, Medicare, Social Security,
money, and much more. A special
email address will be provided for
your important feedback. And we
encourage your feedback. Plug in
and become an empowered Senior!

YOU HAVE THE POWER - - IF YOU USE
IT !!!!!

_________________________

DID YOU KNOW?

YOUR MEDICARE
DOLLARS ARE
BEING SQUANDERED
July 8, 2015 -
The MEDICARE
PART D
prescription
plan was passed
by a Republican
Congress, and
signed by George
W Bush in 2006.
Part of this
bill FORBIDS
MEDICARE from
negotiating with
drug companies
for bulk lower
prices. This was
done as an
outright gift to
drug
manufacturers,
causing the U.S,
government to
pay exorbitant
prices for
medications. As
a result,
manufacturers
are raising
prices, even on
generics, to
dizzying levels.
The Canadian
medical system
negotiates with
these very same
manufacturers
for prices that
are sometimes
1/5 what
Medicare pays
for the very
same drugs. The
VA negotiates.
Your tax dollars
and Medicare are
paying perhaps
hundreds of
billions of
$$$$$ in
overcharges for
these MEDICARE
drugs.
Refuse to have
your tax and
Medicare dollars
wasted on these
exorbitant
overcharges.
Call you
Senators and
Congressman now.
Tell them that
MEDICARE should
be allowed to
negotiate for
better drug
prices just like
any huge
business can.

Reliawire.com -
June 27, 2015
These two bright
planets will be
so close that
they will appear
like a double
star. The
magazine Sky &
Telescope writes
that a similar
conjunction
occurred during
the 3-2 B.C.
timeframe, which
has makes it a
potential source
for the original
ďStar of
BethlehemĒ in
the Bible.

WASHINGTON - The
Supreme Court
ruled on
Thursday that
President
Obama's health
care law allows
the government
to provide
nationwide tax
subsidies to
help poor and
middle-class
people buy
health
insurance, a
sweeping
vindication that
endorsed the ...

The
Huffington
Post
-
Technology
is changing
everything,
including
how we will
age and the
quality of
our senior
years.
Mobile
devices,
wearable
gadgets, and
Internet-based
technologies
will help
older adults
age in place
while
monitoring
their health
and safety.

The
Obama
administration
said on
Monday
it would
seek
authority
to
negotiate
prices
for
high-cost
drugs
under
the
government's
Medicare
Part D
program,
which
offers
private
drug
coverage
for
senior
citizens
and the
disabled.
Congress
prohibited
Medicare
from
negotiating
directly
with
drug
companies
in 2003
when it
created
Part D
under
then-President
George
W. Bush.
(This is
a change
that
SeniorArk.com
has been
calling
for ever
since
the Part
D
Prescription
Drug
program
passed.
Drug
manufacturers
pressured
lawmakers
to
forbid
Medicare
from
negotiating
quantity
discounts
like the
VA does.
A change
will
require
Congressional
approval.
The
authority
to
negotiate
should
be
expanded
to all
purchased
drugs,
not just
the
outrageously
expensive.
It
would
save
Seniors,
AND
TAXPAYERS,
$$$Billions.
Email
your
Senators
and
Congressman
today.)

**********

House
Republicans
want
Congress to
address the
troubled
finances of
Social
Security's
disability
program,
setting the
stage for a
contentious
debate that
could affect
11 million
people in
the middle
of the next
presidential
campaign.

**********

There may come a
time when a
nursing home is
the only option.
If that day hasnít
come, however,
there are other
options you can
consider that will
help ease medical
and financial
burdens while
allowing you or
your aging loved
one to retain
independence by
living at home or
near family
members. There is
support in your
community and
adjustments you
can make at home.
Here are some
examples: (click
blue link above)

The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services estimates
that Medicare, the health
care program for seniors,
and Medicaid could be losing
as much as $70 billion to
criminal fraud, waste and
abuse each year. That amount
is unacceptable for Harold
...
Seniors can be of great help
in saving money for our
health system by reporting
FRAUD.

WHAT IS MEDICARE FRAUD?
Fraud occurs when someone
intentionally falsifies
information or deceives
Medicare. Abuse occurs when
doctors or suppliers donít
follow good medical
practices, resulting in
unnecessary costs to
Medicare, improper payment,
or services that arenít
medically necessary. A
complaint about the quality
of care you got from a
doctor, hospital, or other
provider or facility is not
considered fraud or abuse.
If you have a complaint
about your quality of care,
please
click here.

Examples of possible
Medicare fraud are:

---A healthcare provider
bills Medicare for services
you never got.

---A supplier bills Medicare
for equipment you never got.

---Someone uses another
personís Medicare card to
get medical care or
equipment.

---Someone bills Medicare
for home medical equipment
after it has been returned.

---A company offers a
Medicare drug plan that
hasnít been approved by
Medicare.

---A company uses false
information to mislead you
into joining a Medicare
plan.

August 1, 2015
- Trophy killer dentist Walter
Palmer has become the focus of
disdain in America this week.

While trophy hunters may be
disproportionately Americans, you
only have to look at the outrage in
the U.S. at to know that big game
hunters don't represent America.

Most Americans cannot relate to
Palmer's ďsport.Ē He paid more money
than many Americans make in a year
to cause an innocent animal a slow,
agonizing death.

Two studies lend support to
controversial new cholesterol
guidelines that could vastly
increase the number of Americans
advised to take cholesterol-lowering
drugs called statins. (read
more)

Scientists have
revealed that a style of
communication once thought to be
the sole preserve of humans is in
fact shared by one very special
Aussie songbird.

A study, recently published in
online journal PLOS Biology,
states that the chestnut-crowned
babbler, like human beings,
strings together a range of
individual sounds in order to
create some very different
messages.

Yes, Part
"D" is a bizarre system, crafted by a slight-of-hand Congress,
mostly written by the drug and
insurance companies. It can be overwhelming to the
Senior who needs more than a minimal amount of medication each
year. But do not despair. There are specific things you can do
today to survive this convoluted program, and the doughnut
hole at its center.
Read Complete Article

The Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Congressional Budget
Office have estimated, respectively, that about 2.6 million to
over 4 million individuals who may qualify for the Medicare
prescription drug low-income subsidy are not receiving it.
Various barriers, such as reluctance to disclose personal
financial information or lack of knowledge of the subsidy, may
prevent potentially eligible Medicare beneficiaries from
applying for the subsidy. To view the highlights of the
report, go to:
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08812thigh.pdf.